SSB 5182: Concerning programs and services for incarcerated parents at the department of corrections.
Signed into law: Chapter 129, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Nobles
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- C 129 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 22, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Removes statutory language specifying that nothing requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to establish or provide funding for midwifery or doula services to incarcerated individuals, and instead specifies that nothing prevents the DOC from contracting with a nonprofit organization or partnering with volunteers to deliver such services.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 202592 yea · 3 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 202542 yea · 6 nay · 1 not voting
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